A phono-semantic compound:
衣 (“clothing”) — semantic element, indicating attire or dress.
壯 (jang / zhuàng, “strong, robust”) — phonetic element, providing sound.
Original meaning: to dress, to adorn.
Extended meanings: clothing, costume, outfit; to decorate; to wrap/pack; to load or equip.

服裝 (복장) — clothes, attire
化裝 (화장) — makeup; disguise
裝飾 (장식) — decoration
裝備 (장비) — equipment
裝置 (장치) — device, apparatus
包裝 (포장) — packing, packaging
裝車 (장차) — to load a vehicle

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Vocabulary

street, road, thoroughfare, neighborhood, block

to guard, to protect, to defend, to safeguard, to preserve

cross yoke (of an ox, in carriage, etc.)

outside, surface, to show

to wear, to cover oneself with, garment, quilt

to cut cloth, to tailor, to decide, to judge, to govern

abundant, ample, wealthy, prosperous, generous, lenient

to mend, to patch, to repair, to supply, to replenish, to make up for

to adorn, to decorate, attire, clothing, outfit, to pack, to wrap, to load, to carry

brown color, coarse hemp cloth

west, the western direction

important, essential, necessary

rule, law, regulation, compass (drawing tool), to plan, to scheme

to see, to look at, to observe

to be close, intimate, relatives, parents, direct, personal

to realize, to perceive, to awaken, to reveal

to look, to observe, to behold, inspect

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裝

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